SOUTH AFRICA.

Hastings Standard, Volume XI, Issue 5552, 25 July 1907, Page 3

SOUTH AFRICA.

FEDERATION SCHEME. London, July 23. The Cape Colony House of Assembly unanimously passed Mr Malan's resolution urging the Cape Government to approach the other South African Governments with a view to federation. Mr Malan estimated that federation would be achieved in five years. Dr Jameson, in seconding the motion, advised Federationists to hasten slowly. He expected that when the intercolonial conference on Customs and railways concluded its business early in 1908. it would proceed to consider the preliminaries of federation, paving the way for a national convention elected by the people. THE RAND LIOCOR BILL. 1 "riited Pre-* Association —By Electric Telegraph Copyright (Received 25, 8.2 a.m.) London, July 24. The "Times" Johannesburg correspondent states that the main object of the Government Liquor Bill is to attract a larger number of Kaffirs to the Rand, but the support of the brewers and a certain number ot mining men will not suffice to carry the bill in the face of the growing storm of opposition. FIRE AT PRETORIA. {Received!??. «M 7 a.m.) Pretoria. July 24. A fire has destroyed 150 buildings in the city, including two churches.